Nancy Garcia, 42, Marion, pleaded no contest Dec. 18 to charges of battery and criminal deprivation of a firearm. Charges of disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property were dismissed.

Todd Michael Beneke, 33, Marion, entered a plea agreement Dec. 20 on a charge of criminal possession of a firearm. Charges of possession of stolen property, fleeing from law enforcement, and criminal discharge of a firearm were dismissed.

Steve A. Kahn, 58, Hillsboro, was bound over Dec. 20 on five counts of sexual exploitation of a child and five counts of promoting obscenity to minors. The charges stem from allegedly sending pornographic images by phone to a former Hillsboro girl in November 2016.